Today I attended the Annual General Meeting of the Water Conservation Trust. As trustees we re-elected the current officers of the Trust, Roger North as Chairman, Peter Hall as Treasurer, and Christine Duthie as Secretary. We also welcomed Past Master Simon Catford as a newly appointed trustee.
In a subsequent meeting of trustees, we had a wide ranging and open discussion on the future changes to the structure of the Trust to ensure compliance with the Charity Commissions latest requirements. Legal advice has suggested that the Trust should be reconstituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), either as an Association CIO or Foundation CIO. This will be further discussed at a future meeting of Trust and Company representatives, with the final arrangements being put before the Court for approval. Much of the meeting discussion also focused on the key area of how the new CIO would be governed.
The Trust manages the vital role of administering the charitable objectives of the Water Conservators Company and it is important that we get the future structure right to ensure that the future CIO is most effective in performing that function in the difficult times ahead.
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